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Air India unveils historic plane order with Airbus, Boeing

Air India unveils historic plane order with Airbus, Boeing

Air India will purchase 470 planes from Airbus and Boeing under an historic pair of mega agreements announced Tuesday, transforming the former national carrier as it prepares for torrid growth.

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Police find more body parts in popular Paris park

Police find more body parts in popular Paris park

French investigators on Tuesday found more human remains including a head in Paris' busy Buttes-Chaumont park, prosecutors said, after part of a woman's body was discovered the day before.

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NFL Colts name Eagles offensive boss Steichen as head coach

NFL Colts name Eagles offensive boss Steichen as head coach

Shane Steichen, the offensive coordinator who helped the Philadelphia Eagles reach this year's Super Bowl, was named Tuesday as the new head coach of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.

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Mice trial raises hopes for 'on demand' male contraceptive

Mice trial raises hopes for 'on demand' male contraceptive

If women have the "morning after" pill, could men one day have an "hour before" pill?

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Sweden, Finland joining NATO together not 'main question': Stoltenberg

Sweden, Finland joining NATO together not 'main question': Stoltenberg

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg raised the possibility for the first time Tuesday of Finland joining NATO without Sweden, saying ratifying the two at the same time was not the "main question".

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Six arrested as climate activists block road near UK parliament

Six arrested as climate activists block road near UK parliament

Climate activists blocked a road near the UK parliament on Tuesday with a Valentine's-themed protest, before being dragged away by members of the public, with police making six arrests.

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Three students killed, five wounded in US campus shooting

Three students killed, five wounded in US campus shooting

A public tip-off led US police to the gunman who shot dead three people and severely injured five more -- all of them students -- during a deadly rampage on a university campus, police said Tuesday.

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EU to ban fossil fuel cars, slash truck and bus emissions

EU to ban fossil fuel cars, slash truck and bus emissions

The European Union will ban new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035, after MEPs approved a new law Tuesday, as Brussels also draws up plans to slash carbon emissions from trucks and buses.

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Back to the future: Air India looks to take off with mega-purchase

Back to the future: Air India looks to take off with mega-purchase

One of India's biggest and oldest conglomerates is returning to its roots with a multi-billion-dollar bet on the country's growing middle class and its demand for air travel.

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Boost for Macron as French unemployment drops to 15-year low

Boost for Macron as French unemployment drops to 15-year low

French President Emmanuel Macron received a boost Tuesday with official figures showing unemployment fell to a 15-year low, as he seeks to push through a widely contested pension reform.

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